Saint Josaphat Kuncevyc, also known as Giosafat Kuncewycz, Jehoshaphat Kuncewycz, John Kunsevich, Josaphat Kuntsevych, Josaphat of Polotsk, and Jozofat Kuncewicz, was born in 1580 in Volodymyr, Lithuania (modern Ukraine). His father was a municipal counselor, and his mother was known for her piety. Josaphat was raised in the Orthodox Ruthenian Church, which, on 23 November 1595, united with...